Hi, Dale, thanks for your great help. Do you happen to remember the name of the plug in or how should I go about looking for it? I'm still wondering about something that a violinist told me about slurs for bow direction and those that mainly refer to expression. Can we have both at once in a single passage? Would you know if there's something written on the different possibilities of slurs and other symbols, therare many in Sibelius but I don't know exactly when I should choose them! Best, Patricia Elena Vlieg http://www.patriciaelena.com/ -------------------------------------------------- From: "Dale Lieser" <dale.lieser@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:39 AM To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [sib-access] Re: About writing slurs in Sibelius 5.25. Patricia, There is a wonderful plug-in you can download from the Sibelius website to handle hiding voice 2 rests. Don't be afraid to search that Sibelius website. There are a lot of helpful things there for us, even though we're using an older version of the program. Dale -----Original Message----- From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patricia Elena Vlieg Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:53 PM To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sib-access] About writing slurs in Sibelius 5.25. Hi all, I am writing arrangements for piano and strings and I have some confusion with the different kinds of slurs there are, particularly slur above and slur below (Shift plus S). I understood that the use of above or below depends on how the stems go, therefore I am using slur below on the left hand of the piano, hoping that the slur would cover several measures and would be placed below voice 4 (the piano part sometimes uses multiple voices). However, according to a sighted musician who looked at it, the slurs appear above the notes and not below as expected. There are many slurs on the line menu (braketed, dotted, etc), but I don't know when to use which. Any place where I could read about that? For string instruments, I understand one can have two slurs: one for bow direction and one for expression. Is it so and which should I choose for each case? I also want to know how to deal with multiple voices more effectively, particularly when we have many rests on inner voices. Is there a plug in that hides the rests so as not to have to go through every bar figuring it out? Any recommendations for piano writing are wellcome! Thanks, Patricia Elena Vlieg http://www.patriciaelena.com/ If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx